Welcome to the Galapagos

Touching down in Santa Cruz, the main island, within 1 minute of getting off the bus we had seen marine iguanas, pelicans and crabs just a tase of what was to come.

We got our bearings and went to the Charles Darwin Research Station to see some land iguanas and giant tortoises being bred. We also got a look at Lonesome George (the last of his species), apparently he refuses to mate even though he has been given two females to "have fun with". Natural selection will probably take care of his species shortly, the fussy tortoise.

We then booked some trips to the different islands...